ABOUT THIS ALBUM

Album Notes

One of the most versatile voices of our time, her voice has an inspiring range and tons of soul and personality: A singer / songwriter: she writes great, compelling songs and performs them in the best way possible. This jazz / soul vocalist knows how to sing! And the songwriter knows how to craft a song, and surround herself with the kind of top-notch musicians who can deliver: Paths cross for a time...a beautiful CD which wraps itself around you like a warm coat in winter. Poetic and touchingly pure.

»Kara Johnstad places each tone with such feeling... Blue note at its best!« Stern, Hamburg

»The voice of Kara Johnstad is really outstanding. It doesn´t matter whether she soars into the beyond or whispers like an angel. One understands fully that she must have trained a long time and with success.« Jazzdimensions

»Kara Johnstad has left the stylistic boundaries behind her in every genre, and instead carried through what suits her the best: Her ideas!« zitty, Berlin

»Holy Moly! ! What a voice...« BILD Germany´s largest and most read paper

Although this album has been out for a while now, I just recently came across it and I have to say I am throughly impressed with Kara Johnstad's ability to borrow from numerous musical influences including; New Age, Jazz, Indian percussion, Persian instrumentation, Pop and of course her own specatacular instrument, her voice. My personal favorites are Different Planes, which should be a hit in North America if it is released as a single, Carouselled, which I understand ate up the charts in Europe and Hurried Nights that mixes passion, sexuality and loneliness in 3:01 of a song that is beautifully crafted. --- Joe Montague, Publisher of Riveting Riffs Magazine